i-Connect is a secure platform which automates the submission of pension data.
All Derbyshire Pension Fund employers are moving from preparing year-end returns for scheme members' data submissions to online monthly data returns by applying the i-Connect solution.
Costs for non i-Connect users
Where employers don't submit data through i-Connect, a charge based on costs for the maintenance of non i-Connect procedures (such as the year-end return) may be applied.
How to get started
We have contacted all employers about starting the process towards using i-Connect.
Employers who have not yet been in contact with us should email our i-Connect Team at pensions.iconnect@derbyshire.gov.uk. The team supports employers through the implementation phase.
The benefits
i-Connect reduces the costs and risks associated with processing pension data. It seamlessly generates automatic submissions of monthly data collection to the Fund in a single solution. Data is extracted directly from an employer's payroll system, and enables the automatic identification of:
- new joiners
- optants out
- leavers
The benefits to employers, their LGPS members and our Fund include:
- reducing the time spent on pensions administration
- accurate data submissions
- no more year-end returns
- fewer data error investigations
- reducing the need for submission of data via individual forms
- speedier responses to your employer enquiries
- a user-friendly platform
- secure data transmission
i-Connect presentation
A series of slides summarising the benefits of i-Connect were presented at a session which all employers were invited to attend at the start of the employer implementation project. You can find a copy of the slides attached to this page.
i-Connect user guide
We've created an i-Connect user guide, which provides information about:
- methods of submitting data
- our testing process
- reporting help
- deadline for submissions
- monthly queries
- reconciliation
L3 - leaver form
The L3 form is only for those employers who use i-Connect. We'll request an L3 form when we need additional information, which is usually when the leaver has LGPS membership prior to 1 April 2014.
Links to useful documents